The sound of wood snapping. And there was the loud roar of the wind. Still holding her babies she felt the steps she was hiding behind shift pushing h...r back. The house behind her was making more noises of things breaking. Then a gust of wind tried to rip the blankets from around the babies, but Brenda crouched down lower behind the steps, facing into the corner. Again she could feel the cement steps move, pushing her backwards. Looking again at the roof top and the smashed opening of a window. The traveling room lurched to a stop and the doors opened. The corridor outside was dark but the crystals embedded in the walls started glowing and waves of light started flowing along the walls illuminating the entire area.Illia took him by the hand, pulling him along a side corridor.“You left the crystal behind so people could follow us,” Kin said.She nodded. They turned a corner then she led them though a curtained doorway. The room was decorated with wall hangings, crystals and bits of. ‘Oh my god, Marlene, this is beautiful,’ I whispered as my hands trembled while feeling the satin material which was pushing her breasts up. Marlene cupped her hands over mine and pressed them into her. Her tender flesh was pushing up from the edge of whatever she was wearing. ‘You like?’ she asked with a smile in her voice. ‘How could I not,’ I said in a shaky voice. ‘It’s gorgeous.’ ‘It’s a bustier… This is what I was going to change into when we got back to our room after the reception. It’s. Her coworker gave her a ride back to her apartment and she spent nearly the entire trip huddled into a small ball, gripping the seat belt. She couldn't remember if she said anything or embarrassed herself or simply said nothing during the entire car ride. The walk from the car to her bedroom was dream-like, shadows and lights and sounds amplified suddenly and then vanished into nearly nothing. She finally collapsed into her bed, still dressed in her work clothes. Bright sunlight filtered.